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12 funders with a record of paying for “concerts”
Where the money went
Largest: $6,000 to MONDAY EVENING CONCERTS — encourage the performance of contemporary concert music
Burton a Zipser and Sandra D ZipserFarmington Hills, MI
73 matching grants · $558,459 · through 2025Largest: $20,000 to DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS (THE) — to support research, performance, preservation, and expansion of audience listening experiences of musical pieces, promotion and related activities in the areas of serious and conc…
Largest: $11,000 to NORDISK KULTUR SVERIGE — pilot project and celebration concert
Reading Musical FoundationReading, PACharity · may take applications
30 matching grants · $793,202 · through 2024Largest: $128,630 to READING SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA — restricted grant for concert, education and concert program expenses
Largest: $25,000 to HARTFORD STAGE — funding to support christmas with hartford chorale concert
Largest: $100,000 to ANCHORAGE CONCERT ASSOCIATION — season at acap plus summer community concert series
Largest: $130,545 to THE GILMORE — jazz concerts
Largest: $44,847 to GRANTS TO INDIVS FOR ARTS EDUCATION — grants given for music lessons, dance lessons,concert performances, and tuition grants.
George S and Dolores DoreSalt Lake City, UT
21 matching grants · $416,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to MOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL INC — for a full-year sponsorship and general support for the moab music festival 2024 concerts and education programs including winterlude, the two-week annual summer festival, and the …
All Within My HandsSan Rafael, CACharity · may take applications
21 matching grants · $640,000 · through 2023Largest: $40,000 to GALILEE CENTER — concert donation indio, ca
Largest: $16,000 to CONNECTICUT VIRTUOSI CHAMBER ORCHESTRA — program grants - 2022-23 concerts series
Akron Community FoundationAkron, OHCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $383,452 · through 2024Largest: $73,294 to CHILDREN'S CONCERT SOCIETY OF AKRON — to support the mission of children's concert society
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →